The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-08

Oils" This indicated that the homo club will
not get this pitcher.
Buffalo has dlad application to fill the first
vacancy in the American Association.
The Indianapolis Club will play four games in
Washington on the next trip. One is post
poDed game
Manager Gaffney has made the Denvers an
offer for Tebeau. a third oaseman, but the West
ern League club will not sell him.
President Day. of the New York club, will be
in the city Tuesday. This will be his first
trip West this season with the players
Hecker of the Louisvilles has eye to business.
He telegrapns the accounts of the games played
away from home to two morning papers.
The indianapolis Club it is expected. will be
further strengthened before long by one or two
good players for whom negotiations are pending
Morris of the Pittsbures is SO anxious to show
the Detroits that he can pitch that he has asked
to be allowed to go into the box in two of the
four games to be played In September
In the three games with Washington the
Chicagos made forty singles, seven doubles.
three triples and eleven home runs-a total OF
lO4 bases That is smuggling. sure enough.
The Fayettes defeated the Hooser Swells yes
terdav. at Fayette Park. by a score of % 10 IL.
The battery for the former were White and
Seener, and for the latter, Gaue and Sloan.
Mccarthy now with the Oshkosh team is do
ing good work with the bat. In twenty three
times at the bat he made fourteen actual hits.
In this hitting there were one DOUBLE four three
baggers and home run.
The idea of arranging NOR ming game with
the Washinetons on September % is to give the
thousands of country people who will come to
the city that cay to attend the State Fair, a
chance to see good game of ball
In the Northwestern League Milwaukee leads
with Des Moines, ST. Paul. Oshkosh. Minneapo-
lis Duluth. La Crosse and Eau Claire following
ahead of Eau Claire and Milwaukee is only five
games in advance of Des Moines with st. Paul
close to second place
Said Manager Fosel Yesterday: 81 wish you
AL So
Pitcher Weidman. never for moment enter
tanned such an idea. If Weidman is not good
enough for Detroit he is not good enough for
indianapolis. The Detroit people sent me several
messages asking whether wanted him and re-
piled did not"
Grant, Buffalos colored second basemau, in
the last five games, has record of five put
outs, six assists, errors; five put-outs three
assists, errors; two putouts, three assists and
no errors; four put-outs. four assists and no
errors; four put-outs. SIX assists and errors.
In other words, he accepted forty-two out of
forty four chances in five games.
A very clever trick is reported TO have been
worked in Washington pool-room recently.
Instead of putting up the score by even innings.
has been the custom there the first half of
an inning given After considerable hedg-
ing and offers of big odds that the Detroits were
winners. as they had been credited with four
runs. the New Yorks' score came. 1t six
runs, and there was lively time
The college base ball legislators have got to do
something TO stop this indiscrimnate playing
would be to bar all men playing college pines
who play on professional teams Almost every
Maine New Hamps and Vermont profess
sional nine has colleeians in it's ranks. Many
collegians find pleasant occupation in playing for
their board on the mines formed in the White
mountain hotels. AS they play for their
peuses, the question arises. 'fHow do they
come to the professional liner"
In reference to the postponement of Fridays
game Manager Foeel said Yesterday: 'When
were on the last trip the New Yorks made us play
a ten-inning game in the rain. did the Pitts
burgs Boyle happened to pitch both games,
and result caught a cold in his shoulder,
disabling him. We have enough men crippled
up as it is and 1 do not propose to take any
more chances with them. That is the reason
we postponed Fridays game, aud not because
we did not have a paving crowd. When the
atmosphere is damp, the men the risk of
catching cold, which frequently turns into
rheum atism. and when the grounds wet and
slippery they are liable to sprain themselves
runuin bases. or in going down after ground
ers. Under the circumstances cannot afford
TO take any such chances. In this respect
Manager Wright agrees with me- and he was
very we'll satisfied that did not make the
Philadelphias play"